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Plants and Their Needs
Parts of Plants and Protecting Plants
Plant Survival
Plant Growth
How We Use Plants
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Name some characteristics of plants

get water from soil 

stay in one place 

produce their own food 

grow their whole life 

usually green

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What do roots do?

  1. Roots absorb water and minerals 

  2. Roots anchor the plant in the soil 

100

What does adaptation mean?


A change to suit an environment

100

What does germination mean?

  1. The process of sprouting from a seed into a seedling

100

What do animals breathe in? What do they breathe out?


1. Oxygen

2. Carbon Dioxide

200

What do animals and plants have in common?

  1. Both need water 

  2. Both animals and plants grow 

  3. Both animals and plants like sunshine 

200

What are the two types of roots? 

  1. Taproots are a single root growing downwards (ex. Dandelions)

  2. Fibrous roots are spreading roots

200

What does disperse mean?

To spread out

200

What is a life cycle? 

A series of stages of development

200

Where are some areas we can grow our food?

  1. Greenhouse 

  2. Home garden 

  3. Farm 

  4. Orchard 

300

What do plats need?

  1. Light 

  2. Air 

  3. Water 

  4. Space 

  5. Warmth 

  6. Food 

300

What do stems do?

  1. Stems store water and make food 

  2. Stems protect plants with it’s sharp thorns 

  3. Stems wind around its support as it grows (ex. vines ) 

  4. Stems are covered in a protective layer of bark (ex. Pine tree)

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What are the two major types of pollination? 

  1. Animal pollination 

  2. Wind pollination 

300

What is a bulb?


A bulb is a modified stem that develops undergroround as a bundle of stored nutrients for a flowering plant.

300

What to plants release?

Oxygen

400

What are the parts of a cacti 


  1. The stem 

  2. Spines 

  3. Roots

400

What are some environmental conditions that threaten plant life? 

  1. Flooding 

  2. Extreme temperatures 

  3. Droughts

  4. Wildfires 

  5. Tornados 

400

What are some ways that plants adapt themselves to their environments?

  1. Turns toward light (like a sunflower) 

  2. Stores water in its stem (like a cacti’s stem that stores water).

  3. Protects itself against animals (like a rose with thornes).

  4. Appears attractive to pollinators (like a flower to a bee). 

400

What are the steps for seed germination? 

  1. First, the seed sends a root downward into the soil to take in water 

  2. Next, it sends a shoot upward to get sunlight 

  3. Finally, once the baby plant grows leaves, it can start making its own food using sunlight. 

  4. The germination process is then complete 

400

What do plants breathe in? 

Carbon dioxide

500

What are some characteristics of cacti 

  1. They store water 

  2. Able to survive in dry and hot areas 

  3. Come in many shapes and sizes

  4. Have a thick waxy stem covered with spines that store water 

  5. Some cacti even have stems that can absorb water from the air 

  6. They have prickly spines which protect cacti from animals that want to eat or get water from them

500

What are some human activities that can impact plants? 

  1. Farming 

  2. Construction 

  3. Factories 

  4. Gardening 

500

What are three types of seed dispersal? 

  1. By water 

  2. By animal 

  3. By wind

500

What are some examples of bulbs? 

  1. Garlic 

  2. Onions

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What are some ways we use plants in our lives?


Medicine 

Food 

Clothing 

Shelter 

Rubber 

Paper 

Furniture